Pyridine derivatives and their preparation (n-tertiary aminoalkyl-n-acyl)-amino pyridines



United States Patent Germany V a No Drawing. Filed Apr. 10, 1962, tier.No. 166,312 Claims priority, application Germany Apr. 13, 1961 '7Claims. (Cl. 260-294) The present inventionrelates to pyridinederivatives and their preparation and more particularly to suchderivatives which are useful as strongly active analgetics.

It is known that 4-methyl-2-aminopyridine has sympathomimetic propertiesand has shown, inanimal experiments, some analgetic activity whichcannot, however, always be reproduced with certainty. N-alkylated 2-aminopyridines such as e.g.2-[N-(Z-phenyl-Z-hydroxyethyDJ-amino-pyridine, also act analgetically.Nothing has hitherto been known, however, of the pain relievingproperties of N-alkylamino-pyridines basically substituted in the sidechain, such as are used as intermediates in the production ofantihistamines.

It has now surprisingly been found that stronglyactive analgetics areobtained when N-alkylaminoalkylaminopyridines of the formula i V OOR Rice scribed, they can readily be obtained by'alkylation ofaminopyridines with the alkylaminoalkyl halides in the presence ofsodamide.

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limitative examples.

1 Example I 19.2 g. of 2-(2-pyrrolidinoethyl)-aminopyridine and 50 ml.of propionic anhydride are heated to 120 C. for 8 hours, the mixture isthen evaporated under vacuum and the residue taken up in water. The baseis precipitated from the solution with a caustic soda solution, taken upin ether and dried with potassium carbonate. ing off the ether anddistillation under vacuum, 16 g. of

r N-propionyl-Z-(2-pyrrolidinoethyl)-aminopyridineof B.

Pt. 154 C./0.9 mm. Hg are obtained. The hydrochloride melts at 154 C.

The 2 (2 pyrrolidinoethyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 142-144 C. requiredas starting material can be produced by alkylation of Z-aminopyridinewith 2-pyrrolidinoethyl chloride, in the presence of sodamide.

Example II g. of 2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)aminopyridine and i inExample 1. 25.2- g. of N-acetyl-2-(l-piperidino-iso VpropyD-aminopyridihe are obtained of B. Pt. 143 C./

wherein R a straight or branched alkylene radical of 25 carbon atoms, Ris a saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical of l-4 carbon atoms, and alower aralkyl radical, R With R" or R andthe adjacent nitrogen atom forma 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, and R is a lower aliphatic,cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical, or alower alkoxy group which can be substituted by halogen atoms, loweralkyl, alkoxy, carbalkoxy, or carboxamido groups. Compared With theknown, likewise 'analgetic N [2, (methylphenylethylamino)- propyl]- andN-(l-methyl 2 piperidinoethyl)-propionanilides, the aminopyridinederivatives here described have the important advantage of lowertoxicity.

The preparation of N acyl-N-alkylaminoalkylaminopyridines of the presentinvention is carried out by treatment of the corresponding Nalkylaminoalkyl-aminopyridines with selected acylating agents, such'ase.g. with aliphatic, alicyclic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocycliccarboxylic acid halides or anhydrides, with haloformic acid alkyl estersor pyrocarbonic acid alkyl esters, which may be substituted by halogenatoms, lower alkyl, alkoxy, carbalkoxy, or carboxamido groups. TheN-acyl compounds obtained are mainly oils distillable under vacuum,

. which form water-soluble salts with pharmacologically acceptableinorganic or organic acids such as hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid,phosphoric acid, nitric acid, methanesulphonic acid, acetic acid,succinic acid, glutaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid,citric acid, or mandelic acid.

To the extent that the N-allrylaminoalkyl-amino-pyridines used asstarting materials are not yet known or de- 0.3 mm. Hg. V

The 2 (l-piperidinc-isopropyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 158-160C./ 3 mm.Hg required as starting material can be produced by alkylation ofZ-aminopyridine with 1-piperidino-isopropyl chloride in the presence ofsodamide.

In the same way, there are .obtained'from 20 g. of2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine and 50 ml. of propionicanhydride, 18 g. of N-propionyl-2-( l-piperidinoisopropyD-aminopyridineof B. Pt. 162-163 C./ mm from 21.9 g. of2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine and 50 ml. of a-methylbutyricanhydride, 22.7 g. of N- a-methyl-butyroyl-2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)aminopyri dine of B. Pt. l61163 C./0.15 mm. Hg; from 21.9 g. of2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-arninopyridine and 50 ml. of methoxyaceticanhydride, 20.6 gof N-methoxyacetyl-Z-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine of 13. Ft. 180-- 182 C./ 0.4 mmHg; from 213g. of 2-(1-piperidino-isopropyl) -aminopyridine and 50 ml.of ethoxyacetic anhydride, 21.5. g. ofN-ethoxyacetyl-2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 170C./ 0.2 mm. Hg.

Example HI To 30 g. of 2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine in 30ml. tetrahydrofuran, 25 g. of pyrocarbonic acid ethyl ester are addeddropwise and boiled under reflux for 6 hours. The solvent and excesspyrocarbonic acid ethyl ester are distilled oif under vacuum, and theproduct is worked up in the manner described in Example I, yielding 28g. of N-carboxyethyl-2-(l-piperidino-isopropyD- aminopyridine of B. Pt.143 C./ 0.3 mm. Hg.

Example IV '12 g. of2-[1-(N-fl-phenethyl-N-methylamino)-isopropyl]-aminopyridine and 50 ml.of propionic anhydride are heated to C. for 8 hours and then worked upin the manner described in Example I. 12.9 g. of N-propionyl- 2 [1(N-fi-phenethyl-N-methylamino)-isopr-opyl]- aminopyridine of B. Pt.200-205" C./ 0.3 mm. Hg are obtained. The dihydrochloride melts at121-122 C. with decomposition.

The 2 [1-(N-[i-phenethyLN-methylamino)-isoproyl]- aminopyridine of B.Pt. 178-182 C./ 0.3 mm. Hg required as starting material is obtained inthe usual way from a-aminopyridine andl-(N-fi-phenethyl-N-methyl-amino)- isopropyl chloride in the presence ofsodamide.

After driv-' Example V 15.5 g. of benzoyl chloride are added dropwisewith ice cooling to a solution of 21.9 g. of2(l-piperidino-isopropy1)-aminopyridine in 50 ml. of toluene andsubsequently heated to 120 C. for 1.5 hours. After cooling, the mixtureis stirred with 50 ml. of water, the toluene solution separated andwashed with about 1 N hydrochlo ric acid. The combined aqueous solutionswere washed with benzene. The base is precipitated with a potassiumcarbonate solution, taken up in either and dried with solid potassiumcarbonate. After driving off the solvent and distillation under vacuum,23.5 g. of N-benzoyl-2-( l-piperidino-isopropyl)-arninopyridine of B.Pt. 196-198" C./ 0.5 mm. Hg are obtained.

In the same way there are obtained from 21.9 g. of2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine and 17 g. of phenylacetic acidchloride, 16 g. of N-phenacetyl-2-(1-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 200 C./ 0.45 mm. Hg, from21.9 g. of 2-(1-piperidino-isopropyl)- aminopyridine and 16.5 g. oftetrahydropyran-Z-carboxylic acid chloride, 26 g. ofN-tetrahydropyran-2-carbonyl-2-(1- piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridineof B. Pt. 204 C./ 0.6 mm. Hg; from 21.9 g. of 2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine and 17.5 g. of hexahydrobenzoylchloride, 26.4 g. of N-heXahydrobenzoy1-2-(1-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 202 C./ 0.4 mm. Hg.

Example VI Example VII According to the method described in Example Ithere are obtained from 20 g. of 4-(1-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine and 50 ml. of propionic anhydride, 13.5 g. ofN-propionyl-4-( 1-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 168-170C./O.5 mm. Hg.

This 4-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridinc of M. Pt. 7375 C. requiredas starting material can be obtained by alkylating 4-aminopyridine withl-piperidinoisopropyl chloride in the presence of sodamide.

Example VIII In the manner described in Example I there are obtainedfrom 20 g. of 2-(2-(N,N-diethylamino)-ethyl) aminopyridine and 20 m1. ofpropiom'c anhydride, 15.3 g. ofN-propionyl-2-(2-(N,N-diethylamino)-ethyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt.130-132 C./0.5 mm. Hg.

The 2-(2-(N,N-diethylamino-ethyl)-aminopyridine of B. Pt. 104106 C./0.2mm. Hg required as starting material can be produced by alkylating2-aminopyridine with 2-N,N-diethy1aminoethyl chloride in the presence ofsodamide.

Example IX In the manner described in Example I there is obtained from20g. of 2-(3-(N,N-dimethylamino) -propyl)- aminopyridine and 50 ml. ofpropionic anhydride, 17.1 g. ofN-propionyl-2-(3-(N,N-dimethylamino)-propyl)- aminopyridine of B. Pt. 138140 C./ 0.2 mm. Hg.

The 2-(3- (N,N-dimethylamino) -propy1) aminopyridine of B. Pt. -112C./0.4 mm. Hg required as starting material can be produced byalkylation of Z-aminopyridine With 3-(N,N-dimethyl-arnino)-propylchloride in the pres ence of sodamide.

What is claimed is:

1. N-propi0nyl-2-(2-pyrrolidinoethyl)-aminopyridine.

2. N-acety1-2-( l-piperidino-isopropyl) -aminopyridine. 3. Npropionyl-2-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine.

4. N propionyl 2 [1 (N 8 phenethyl-N-methyl amino) -is op ropyl]-amin0pyridine.

5. N-propionyl-3-(l-piperidino-isopropyl) aminopyridine.

6. N propionyl-4-(l-piperidino-isopropyl)-aminopyridine.

7. A compound selected from the group consisting of an acylaminopyridineand its pharmaceutically acceptable nontoxic acid salts, saidacylaminopyridine having the formula:

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Dated December 29, 1964 Invent ;-(s) I let 7 It certified that erro rappears in the above-identified pateot v and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

In claim 7, the formula should appear as follows:

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2. N-ACETYL-2-(1-PIPERIDINO-ISOPROPYL)-AMINOPYRIDINE.
 7. A COMPOUNDSELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AN ACYLAMINOPYRIDINE AND ITSPHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE NONTOXIC ACID SALTS, SAID ACYLAMINOPYRIDINEHAVING THE FORMULA: